课文B重点、难点1.Ittookmorethanayearformilitaryplanerstoorchestrateeverymovementoftroops,artillery,shipsandaircraftandtoseteverythinginplaceforthemovethatwastoopenupasecondfrontinEurope.(line5-7)军事家运筹帷幄,用了一年多的时间部署军队、大炮、船只和飞机,为这一行动作了周密安排,以便在欧洲开辟第二战线。在句中,it是全句的形式主语,不定式短语toorchestrate…andtoset….是全句的真实主语。morethan为比较级短语,“比…更多,多于…,不仅”;notmorethan不超过;nomorethan“不过;仅仅”。例如:Wintersleepismorethansleep.冬眠不仅仅是睡觉。Sheisnotmorethanthirty.她不超过三十岁。Sheisnomorethanthirty.=Sheisonlythirty.她只不过三十岁。2.Everythingwascontrolled;rightdowntotheplacementofmilitarydecoysacrosstheEnglishChanneltofooltheGermansintothinkingtheattackwouldcomefromBritain’sclosestpointtoFranceatPasdeCalaisratherthaninNormandyasplanned.(line10-13)一切就绪,英吉利海峡上甚至还设下疑兵迷惑德国人,使他们相信将在英法最接近处的加来海峡发起攻击,而不是计划中的诺曼底。1)foolsb.intodoingsth.愚弄(迷惑)某人做某事2)ratherthan宁可,宁愿(表示主观选择)常用结构:…would/hadratherdo…than(do/doing)sth.Ratherthan…would….…prefertodosth.ratherthandosth.(偶尔doingsth.)e.g.Hewouldrathersacrificehislifethanseedamagedonetostateproperty.他宁可牺牲自己的生命,也不肯看到国家财产受到损失。e.g.Ratherthanbeingpunished,heshouldberewarded.他该受奖励,而不应该受惩罚。e.g.Hepreferstoworkratherthanremainidle.他宁愿工作,也不愿闲呆着。3)asplanned是由as引导的方式状语从句,省略部分为as(itwas)planned3.ThefifthwaschosenforD-Daytoallowasafetymarginincasetheattackneededtobepostponed.(lines.22-23)6月5日被选定为进攻开始日,其用意是留下一个安全系数,以防万一进攻需要推迟。此句中incase引导的条件状语从句。注意比较incaseof,inthecaseof,inthis/thatcase,acaseinpoint等。2)postponevt.推迟,使延期(~+sth.;~+doingsth.)4.Butanunusuallystormytransitionfromspringtowardsummerthatyearheldoutlittlehopethattherewouldbeasuitablebreakintheweather(lines.25-27)然而,当年春夏之交大风暴异乎寻常的多,想天气在这个当儿出现一个适合进攻的风平浪静的间隙,希望微乎其微。1)but引导转折从句2)that引导的同位语从句,修饰hope.3)little表否定含义。5.Asaresult,theparatrooperswerescatteredoverawideareaandmostmissedtheirdropzones,somebyasmuchas20miles.(lines.57-58)结果伞兵降落过于分散,大多数人偏离了降落区域,有的偏离了20英里之多。1)asaresult后为表示结果的语句。比较asaresultof,其后为表示原因的语句。2)asmuchas为同级比较短语。6.Neverbeforehadsuckafleetbeenassembled(lines.71-72)以前从未调集过如此庞大的舰队。1)此句为倒装句,正常语序为suchafleethadneverbeenassembledbefore。2)Assemblevt.聚集,集会7.TheGermanshorebatteriesthatwouldhavecontestedalandingintheoriginalareawouldundoubtedlyhavetakenaheavytoll.Thelandingatthenewsectorwasvirtuallyunopposed.(lines.104-106)要是在原定地区登陆的话,德军海岸炮群无疑会拼命抵抗并给盟军造成惨重伤亡。在新防区的登陆几乎没有遭到任何抵抗。1)在句中,定语从句thatwouldhavecontestedalandingintheoriginalarea修饰batteries;2)aheavytoll伤亡惨重8.Despitedifficulties,Eisenhower’sgamblewiththeelementswastopayoff.(lines.107-108)尽管困难重重,艾森豪威尔在与恶劣天气的赌博中赢得了胜利。1)在句中,despite(inspiteof)引导让步状语。2)payoff成功,取得好成果;全部偿清;付清工资后解雇e.g.Twoyearsofbusinessschoolreallypaidoff.在商业学校就读两年真是很合算。e.g.You'llhavetopayoffyouroldloanbeforebeingallowedanewone.你必须还清旧债,才能重新贷款。e.g.Thecompanyhaspaidoffsomeredundantemployees.公司在发放工资后解雇了一些多余的雇员。